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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say is more binding than blood?
(a) Being in love with the same woman.
(b) Reading the same few dozen books.
(c) Having a similar difficult experience.
(d) Being in the same profession.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what becomes of the woman that John asked to marry him?
(a) She married another man.
(b) She became a cardiac surgeon.
(c) She became a nun.
(d) She left the country.

3. What is another of Bobby's nicknames for John?
(a) 'Bama.
(b) Ancient One.
(c) Tall Oak.
(d) Mossy Creek.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the Kid want to show the girl?
(a) Some new chataquas.
(b) Some film reels.
(c) Templates from Base One.
(d) Pages from the Kid's diary.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Kline's profession?
(a) Private Investigator.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Heavy equipment specialist.
(d) Engineer.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what happens to Bobby's pet while he is away on the dive job?
(a) It gives birth to babies.
(b) It makes a friend with a bird.
(c) It runs away.
(d) It dies.

7. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the girl say that the Kid does to her soul?
(a) Warps it.
(b) Endarkens it.
(c) Enlivens it.
(d) Erases it.

8. After returning to New Orleans, why does Kline say that Bobby would make a bad fugitive?
(a) Bobby cannot let go of the wreckage of his life.
(b) Bobby cannot bring himself to leave New Orleans.
(c) Bobby desperately wants to fight his fraud charges and win.
(d) Bobby does not know how to keep a low profile.

9. In the italicized section of Chapter 8, what does the girl bring to her neighbor's apartment?
(a) A fancy dinner dress.
(b) A color television set.
(c) A record player.
(d) A radio.

10. In Chapter 8, what does Bobby see on the side of the road in a ditch when he is driving back from where he was during the winter?
(a) An injured dog.
(b) A man stuck in car.
(c) Several suit cases with clothing spilling out of them.
(d) A cow with a goat standing on it.

11. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what book does Bobby read while he is on his dive job?
(a) Behemoth.
(b) The Portable Atheist.
(c) Man and Citizen.
(d) Leviathan.

12. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Bobby doing in Paris?
(a) Tuning and testing out Bobby's race car.
(b) Attending university.
(c) Learning how to dive.
(d) Going on a tour of art museums.

13. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, how does John sum up Bobby's history?
(a) As a man broken on the wheel of devotion.
(b) As a man whose tragedy is his sun.
(c) As a man who dances with fate.
(d) As a man who has been rejected by God.

14. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, as the dummy is being loaded back into the trunk, what name does the girl remember is the dummy's real name?
(a) Cranston.
(b) Fletcher.
(c) Crandall.
(d) Townsend.

15. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what keeps the rest of the crew from joining Bobby?
(a) A severe storm.
(b) The job is cancelled and no one tells Bobby.
(c) The crew's boat malfunctions.
(d) The crew get lost on their way out.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what happens when Bobby tries to withdraw money from his bank?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the agent say Bobby is under investigation for?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, who does Bobby visit with when he visits the hospital?

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, who gives the girl's father the snazzy fountain pen?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, what is Brat going to study?

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